- Katie Knol
The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population is seeing some positive signs after hitting near-record lows last year, according to a Chesapeake Bay Foundation survey done in Virginia and Maryland.
Central Pennsylvania is part of the watershed, and the Susquehanna River is the largest source of freshwater to feed into the bay. Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Virginia Executive Director Chris Moore said even though the study didn’t focus on Pennsylvania, it still signals an improving environment up north.
“They really are our most iconic species when it comes to the Chesapeake Bay, and so having a healthier population of blue crabs is one indicator that the bay watershed as a whole is doing a bit better,” he said…